Kern River Fly Shop Podcast: Recent Episodes
Guy Jeans
Guy Jeans talks with special guests on everything outdoors, conservation, music and life. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/guy-jeans/support
My guest today is April Vokey. April is host of the super popular podcast Anchored Outdoors with April Vokey. She is an accomplished fly fishing guide, tv fishing personality as well as a wife and a mom. She spends half the year in Australia and half the year in her home province of British Columbia. On this podcast we talk about her early childhood and fishing, becoming a fishing guide and her love of Steelhead and fishing for them. We also talk about her becoming a fly casting instructor and she gives great advice to aspiring fly casting instructors and up and coming fly fishing guides. This is a good one folks , so sit back and enjoy my conversation with April Vokey.
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From - Brent James Ain’t nobody got time to read this shit but here we go anyway. Started playing music in front of people in high school. Sophomore year to be exact. Had a few beers and let it fly. Felt like magic. Got addicted to hands clapping and whistles. Been screwed with the songwriter bug ever since. Played in a couple bands after high school. Moved to NYC from my hometown of Frankenmuth Michigan when I was 23. Sang in a band. Toured many years in a van and trailer up and down the east coast. Got into another band. Did a record that Eddie Kramer mixed. It rocked. We broke up. Started doing a solo songwriter/rock and roll thing. Signed a publishing deal with Primary Wave/BMG/Skiddco. Did the record in Nashville with Skidd Mills and the Contraband boys. Had a single. Called it “Moment of Silence”. Went to #51 on Billboard. Kept playing shows the whole way. Toured/played shows with Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Daughtry, Cadillac Three, Candlebox, Uncle Kracker, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Huey Lewis and countless others. Moved to Cincinnati. met the Vintage Youth boys. Put out a few EP’s and a full length. Finishing another now. Out soon in 2020. Never stopped playing shows. Thanks for getting this far. Until next time folks!
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Lance Lopez is an American blues rock and Texas blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Lopez has been influenced by Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jeff Beck has described Lopez as "a very exciting and intense blues guitarist". Lopez has spoken over the years about being mentored by both Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter. Lopez was age 16 at the time he met Gibbons, and they have remained friends throughout. Over the period between 2008 and 2011, Lopez toured in Europe extensively, playing at larger music festivals and supporting acts including ZZ Top, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, and Rod Stewart. In 2009, Lopez had signed a new recording contract with MIG (Made In Germany) Music / String Commander, who were based in Hanover, Germany. In 2010, the album Salvation From Sundown, which was produced by Jim Gaines was released by MIG. It was issued in limited edition format alongside a DVD of the Rockpalast concert recorded on July 25, 2009. It was deliberately arranged in a Texas blues style, which led to Jeff Beck calling Lopez, "a very exciting and intense blues guitarist". In March 2012, MIG Music released the sixth album from Lopez, Handmade Music. As with the previous release, the album was produced by Jim Gaines and recorded at the Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2012, Supersonic Blues Machine was formed by Lopez, the drummer Kenny Aronoff, and the bassist and record producer Fabrizio Grossi. They released their debut album, West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco, which was recorded mainly by the three musicians separately and using Pro Tools technology to bring the various elements together. The same principle was used in selecting the guest musicians tracks to be added to the overall mix. The band was 'augmented' on the recording by Billy Gibbons, Robben Ford, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes, Eric Gales and Chris Duarte. Supersonic Blues Machine had its worldwide debut concert at the Holland International Blues Festival on June 4, 2016, in Grolloo, the Netherlands. The rigors of touring and the lifestyle caught up with Lopez around this time. Lopez stated "My own personal struggles were overcoming alcoholism, drug addiction and to start eating healthier, lose weight and exercise... I struggled for years drinking and drugging and eating badly while I was drinking... I became very overweight". Once recovered, Lopez noted about performing, "That still doesn't mean every night is perfect... but at least I can walk away and say I did the best I could and I was sober doing it". His next release was Live in NYC (2016), which was issued on Cleopatra Records and produced by Paul Nelson. The recording come out of Lopez attending, and performing at, the 70th birthday party for Johnny Winter. Lopez signed with the Mascot Label Group in November 2017, and his debut album on their Provogue Records imprint was Tell the Truth, which was released on March 2, 2018.It was produced by Fabrizio Grossi, and featured Jimmy Zavala. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gil Hernandez is a fishing guide in Southern California and guides in both fresh water and saltwater. Guy and Gil discus his early years as a competitive angler as well as his salt water guide trips for Calico bass and lobster. He is a seminar speaker at Bass Pro Shops and at outdoor sport shows around the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spencer Barnitz is the singer , songwriter and band leader of the legendary band Spencer the Gardner. Listen in on Guy's interview with Spencer as they talk about the Ventura /Santa Barbara music scene back in the 80's and 90's and todays current scene. Spencer talks about song writing, being in the music business currently and he also talks about some of the some of the musicians in his band. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh (aka The Jay & Tony Show) have made a career out of taking bold ideas and making them fun, fresh and, most importantly, relatable. THE JAY & TONY SHOW is a prolific and award-winning production company that has been making groundbreaking content since 2001, when they produced and directed the HBO Documentary Small Town Ecstasy. The company has created and produced a wide variety of original and critically acclaimed television series including The Chelsea Handler Show (E!), Restaurant Stakeout (Food Network), Here Come The Newlyweds and Welcome To The Neighborhood (ABC), Family Business and Gigolos (Showtime), The American Influencer Awards (YouTube), Tournament of Laughs with Jason Sudeikis (TBS). Known for their fresh and innovative perspectives, JTS just completed a reimagining of Stupid Pet Tricks (TBS) with David Letterman and Sarah Silverman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My guest today is Chris Taylor from the band Dub Seeds from Bakersfield, California. Dub Seeds are a reggae-rock group that has been in existence since 2008. Their west coast reggae sound has carried the band all over the California/Nevada area to colleges, clubs, bars, casinos and festivals as well. They have shared stages with genre notables Pepper, The Dirty Heads, Eek A Mouse, Fishbone, Iration, Tribal Seeds, Easy Star All Stars, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Mike Pinto, and many more! In 2013 the band was invited to perform at the iconic Cali Roots festival in Monterey. After 2 full length albums, and an EP, the band is still pushing forward performing lives shows at a venue near you! If you guys want to see a great band live go check these guys out. The musicianship and song writing are excellent. Check out their music on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes or go to dubseeds.com I talk to Chris about growing up in Bakersfield, his music, band and songwriting, performing and touring around the west and some of those experiences. He gives some great advice to up-and-coming musicians trying to get into the business. It was a pleasure to talk to such a down to earth, hardworking human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Clayton Q has led a career in music since his high school days of playing in a local pub for tips back home in KY in the early 2000’s. Having nearly 2 decades tenor as a touring Nashville recording artist, he has shared the stage and TV screen with some of the music industry’s biggest artists all across the board from Kid Rock, Gretchen Wilson, John Rich, Darius Rucker, Keith Anderson, to Def Leppard, Hunter Hayes, Wynonna, Billy Idol, Walker Hayes, Kentucky Headhunters, Craig Morgan, Terri Clark, Mark Chesnutt, The Bellamy Brothers, & the list goes on. Clayton Q is a 2 time award winning artist, taking home Male Country Artist of the Year 2 years back-to-back at the Josie Music Awards. Firman Power Equipment is the official sponsor of Clayton Q’s Nation Wide Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ronnie Laws is an award-winning tenor saxophonist and composer whose career has, since the early 1970s, straddled the worlds of jazz and R&B. Since 1975 he has placed seven albums in the Top 200 -- including his 1975 Blue Note debut Pressure Sensitive -- as well as tracks and albums in no less than six other categories. He has worked as an in-demand session man and live musician with a who's-who of jazz and R&B greats including Ramsey Lewis, Gregory Porter, B.B. King, George Duke, Quincy Jones, Stanley Jordan, and dozens more. Laws, the younger brother of flutist Hubert Laws, is the product of a musical family. Two of his sisters, Debra and Eloise, are also professional singers. Born in Houston, Texas, Laws began teaching himself to play the alto saxophone at the age of 11. While his first love was baseball, a serious eye injury ended those dreams early and he focused on music, which he studied in high school, at Stephen F. Austin State, and later at Texas Southern University, where he switched to tenor, earned a degree, and developed a progressive mastery and technique.
In 1970 he moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a musical career. He woodshedded with the Jazz Crusaders (Hubert had played with them in the '50s) and especially Hugh Masakela. His early gigs in the city were with pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., Doug Carn, and on his brother's CTI recordings. In 1972, he joined Earth, Wind & Fire for 18 months and was, in effect, its first saxophonist, playing both tenor and soprano; he played on the album Last Days and Time. In Los Angeles, he made the acquaintance of Donald Byrd. The two became friends and Byrd got Laws signed to Blue Note. His 1975 debut, Pressure Sensitive, got serious radio play despite landing at 73, and yielded the enduring jazz-funk classic "Always There." It has been covered and/or sampled by well over 100 artists. Laws was on his way. With his other '70s work -- 1976's Fever, Friends and Strangers, and Flame -- which boasted his first cross continental 12" hit "All for You," Laws established himself as a workhorse studio musician, playing on recordings by Ramsey Lewis, his sister Eloise, Arthur Adams, Gene McDaniels, and Wayne Henderson, to name a few. In the '80s, Laws was an international festival and club draw. Three singles from his first three albums all went gold, as did their respective long-players. Despite the fact that he is often characterized strictly as a "smooth jazz" artist, Laws might be the first instrumentalist to score hits in the emerging "quiet storm" subgenre of R&B.
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Patrick Edwards and Guy discusses the fishing and hunting opportunities in the beautiful state of Wyoming and also the benefits of living in Wyoming. Patrick has a wonderful podcast called Radcast Outdoor Podcast where he discusses fishing and hunting and everything in between. Discussions include golden trout, mountain lions, wolves, hunting elk and birds and living in Wyoming. Patrick is a lifelong Wyomingite and is proud to serve Fremont, Sublette and Teton counties as the West Central Regional Director of the Wyoming Business Council. It is his passion to see Wyoming diversify its economy, build infrastructure, create jobs and thrive as they forge ahead into the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fili is a music producer, musician and owner of Ventura Recording Company in Ventura California. Guy discusses early musical influences and "Graffiti Art" growing up in Santa Paula, California. Fili is an inspiration to everyone trying to get ahead in life and doing what they love to achieve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Freddie Ramirez Freddie was raised in the Fresno and Bakersfield areas and started fly fishing at the age of twelve. His grandfather was a big influence in his life and got him fly casting before he knew what fly fishing was all about. Growing up, he camped and fished the Central Sierra and got his teeth wet fishing small creeks. He loved to read books about fly fishing and wondered where this sport would take him. When he was in High School his dad took a job that took him back to Bakersfield. Growing up there, he loved fishing the upper Kern river in the Johnsondale area. He then moved back to the Fresno area to finish school. He has been blessed with two beautiful daughters, a grandson and the love of his life Ann . He can say that fly fishing has always been an obsession of his and so has the art of fly tying. He was a fly fishing guide and guided for 10 years and he still loves sharing his passion of fly fishing. In the last 10 years, he has developed a passion for chasing warm water fish that has now become an addiction. He has been a program leader for Project healing water for 12 yrs and he likes sharing his experience and teaching inner city youth how to fly fish. He has been fortunate enough to fly fish all over the United States, Canada and South America. Now having a grandson that loves to fish and teaching his wife how to fly fish is his next chapter in life. There have been many people that have mentored him in fly fishing and in life and he would like to thank them all. “Please pass it on and become a mentor to our next generation of fly fishing people. Always remember, the tug is the drug! ” - Fred Ramirez
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Guy talks with Rob Snowhite from the "Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast" about his guide service in the Washington DC area and his very popular podcast. Discussions include Steelhead on the Salmon River in New York, American Shad, Snakehead, Striper, Smallmouth and Largemouth bass on the Potomac River and Brooke Trout in Virginia. Other topics include flies and techniques he uses to catch these fish. The Potomac River drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is 405 miles long, with a drainage area of 14,700 square miles, and is the fourth-largest river along the East Coast of the United States and the 21st-largest in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guy talks with Gary Ananian - President & Founder of the Kern River Conservancy about state of the Kernville Hatchery, the Kern River Rainbow Project, the staircase at the Johnsondale Bridge, youth projects, fire prevention and the new Environmental Educational Park being constructed in Kernville, California. They also discuss what it takes to run a Non Profit 501 3c and what it takes to keep it going. Make sure to check out their website and donate to further the amazing things this non profit does for the community of the Kern River Valley and now other places. http://www.kernriverconservancy.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guy discusses the current fishing conditions in the Southern Sierra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guy talks to Matt Lourdeau about Brooke trout, Tiger trout and Smallmouth bass in his area as well as his very successful podcast "Cast Across" on Waypoint TV. About Matt Lourdeau - My first fish was an Illinois canal bluegill, and my first fish on the fly was a Yellow Breeches brown trout. Although the bluegill piqued my interest in nature and outdoor activities, that brown trout was a catalyst that was to be measured a lot larger than its own twelve inches. Growing up in Northern Virginia, the trout and bass of that commonwealth, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were where I spent Saturdays and school holidays. After college, I relocated to Pennsylvania to live on some of the best spring creeks in the east (and, as I told everyone, to go to graduate school). I’ve worked for a big fly fishing company, sold rods for a small dealer, done private instruction, and served as director of the premier conservation youth camp in the country. But it most definitely isn’t just fly fishing. I’m married to a wonderful woman who happens to be my high school sweetheart. She’s awfully patient and tolerant of most of my angling pursuits. I have four amazing boys, and all love to be outdoors and have shown an interest in things that swim and squirm. I love my family, fishing, barbeque, civil war history, music, football, and, most of all, Jesus Christ. I’ve always written, and for years thought about organizing the coherent bits into a website. It’s happened, and I look forward to where it goes. -Matthew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guy talks to Matt Lourdeau about Brooke trout, Tiger trout and Smallmouth bass in his area as well as his very successful podcast "Cast Across" on Waypoint TV.
About Matt Lourdeau -
My first fish was an Illinois canal bluegill, and my first fish on the fly was a Yellow Breeches brown trout. Although the bluegill piqued my interest in nature and outdoor activities, that brown trout was a catalyst that was to be measured a lot larger than its own twelve inches.
Growing up in Northern Virginia, the trout and bass of that commonwealth, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were where I spent Saturdays and school holidays. After college, I relocated to Pennsylvania to live on some of the best spring creeks in the east (and, as I told everyone, to go to graduate school). I’ve worked for a big fly fishing company, sold rods for a small dealer, done private instruction, and served as director of the premier conservation youth camp in the country.
But it most definitely isn’t just fly fishing. I’m married to a wonderful woman who happens to be my high school sweetheart. She’s awfully patient and tolerant of most of my angling pursuits. I have four amazing boys, and all love to be outdoors and have shown an interest in things that swim and squirm.
I love my family, fishing, barbeque, civil war history, music, football, and, most of all, Jesus Christ.
I’ve always written, and for years thought about organizing the coherent bits into a website. It’s happened, and I look forward to where it goes.
-Matthew
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Mikey Wier has been with CalTrout since 2012. Michael is the roving media guru who traverses the state to visit Cal Trouts projects and helps tell compelling stories through video, photos and print. He’s also the resident fishing specialist and comes from a background in the Fly-Fishing industry as well as conservation.
Growing up in the Sierra Foothills, Mikey was always close to nature. Drawn to spend a lot of time exploring lakes and rivers, he learned to fish and tie flies at a young age. When he moved to Lake Tahoe, Mikey split his time between snowboarding in the winter and fly fishing in the summer. His expertise led him to spend 15 seasons fishing and guiding the waters of the Truckee, Carson and Walker Rivers. In 2001, he also started BURL Productions, a company specializing in adventure and outdoor films. Notable titles to his credit include FISH EYE Fly Fishing Video Magazine, Trout Bum Dairies 1, SOULFISH, SOULFISH 2 and CALI RUSH. Mikey now works for California Trout helping to protect California’s trout, salmon and steelhead and the state’s blue-ribbon waters. He is also an ambassador for Dragon Eyewear, Loon Outdoors, Galvan Reels and Outcast Boats.
Career Highlights
- Founding BURL Productions
- Guiding at Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters
- Working as California Trout fishing ambassador and outreach coordinator
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*Bernard Yin celebrates the struggle between diverse interests. Fly Fishing, Music, Surfing and the great outdoors.
Let's start with the fishing: Bernard had a great mentor: Andre Puyans of Northern California's legendary Creative Sports Fly Shop. Decades later he worked at the Fishermens Spot in Van Nuys, CA; reuniting with one of his Creative Sports cohorts Ken Lindsay. Then, later, while taking a break from rock and roll, Bernard guided in the Yosemite and Kings Canyon region. All of this surrounding an ongoing fascination with struggling So Cal trout populations. Recently, to satisfy his need to "do good deeds for fish", Bernard has been taking drone footage of California waters to assist CalTrout's dam removal agenda. Top it off, he and his wife Rebecca were recruited as Ambassadors for CalTrout and did a social media takeover with images from So Cal's delicate wild trout waters in both times of good and bad.
Got Music? Bernard's history in bands and other musical projects spans over 30 years and in his own words is "too exhausting to recount so let's focus on the present ok?". The group Bernard currently shares with his wife Rebecca, PAR AVION, was recently part of the rollout of the documentary: Birth Of Endless Summer - a documentary about the inspiration behind the original iconic Bruce Brown film and surfing pioneer Dick Metz. PAR AVION is a surf influenced band and performs mostly in Southern California but has toured also ventured to such places as Mexico, France, Italy, and Puerto Rico. During the pandemic, they shifted focus to recording for film and tv licensing although now, live gigs are increasing rapidly. They are proud of their diverse supporters and as a result have found themselves performing at everything from the Lightning in a Bottle festival to the Tiki Oasis festival to, yep, Fly Fishing events such as the California Fly Fishing Open on the Kern River.*
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Guy talks to members of the ska/reggae/rock music group Stoneflys. Drummer Robert Rachelli and Bass player "TK" Tracy Kahanamoku discuss the early days of playing in the band Lion I's and writing songs with Stoneflys. Also discussed, is the 805 musical revolution in the 90's and all the great bands and music that came out of that area.
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John is the Simms Fishing Products, Solitude Flies, Hatch Reels and Waterworks-Lamson Sales Representative for California, Arizona, Nevada and HI. He is also one of the most published fly fishing photographers who has had his work published in Fly Fisherman, Fly Fish Journal, The Drake, Cal Fly Fisher, North West and South West Fly Fishing to name a few. As an author he has had many articles published in these same magazines. John has helped develop many innovative tackle (rods, lines and flies) and techniques for pursing bass on the fly. As one of the founding members of BassNFly, John helped create the largest fly fishing for bass tournament the BassNFly Challenge held annually on the Ca Delta. Now as a competitor in the BNF Challenge John and his partner are back to back defending champions of the event. John teamed up with Captain Mike Costello to produce the first and only Fly Fishing book dedicated to the California Delta, “Fly Fishing the CA Delta.” John has over 30 years of fly fishing for bass experience that started at the age of 8. With John’s love of fly fishing travel and exploration he has fished in 16 countries worldwide for dozens of different fish species.
John lives on the banks of the Ca. Delta in Discovery Bay with his wife Natih, and daughter Kalum, son Kasix and dog Miller.
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Conway X Bowman is a USCG-licensed captain who
pioneered fly fishing for Mako sharks over 27 years ago. He
has fly fished and guided around the globe from the jungles
of Thailand to the remote lakes and rivers of Alaska.
Conway is regarded as one of the top fly fishing guides and
anglers in the world. His pioneering of not only Mako
sharks on the fly, but also west coast saltwater fly fishing
has been featured in many books, and he is the author
of “The Orvis Guide to Saltwater Fly fishing: 101 tips for the
Absolute Beginner“.
Conway resides in the coastal town of Encinitas, CA, with his
marine biologist wife, Michelle, and their boys
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Capt Tom Rowland is a fishing guide in both fresh and saltwater turned entrepreneur. Becoming a flyfishing guide in Jackson Hole, WY was a dream come true but finding great success in Key West, FL was even more of an unlikely success story. At first simply guiding anglers to their best catches was what drove Tom to obsession but upon entering his first ever fishing tournament, he saw that he missed competition in his life. After that first tournament, Tom went on to compete in every tournament he could find including ones that featured an international field. From Florida Keys Charity tournaments like the Redbone to professional Redfish tournaments to freshwater fly fishing tournaments, Tom has competed in and won tournaments of all kinds both as an angler and as a guide.
No one could have predicted what came next as Tom and his partner started a production company, created, starred in, sold and distributed a television show on ESPN and OLN Networks only to replicate this popular format 2 additional times in offshore fishing and freshwater Bass Fishing. They did this with no formal education about television of business. It happened out of sheer determination, hard work, and hustle. That original show is known as Saltwater Experience and it has been on the air for 17 years. The second show was Into the Blue (14 years) and the third is Sweetwater (11 years). Along the way, there was another show called Fitness Truth which aired for 2 years and covered the very early years of the then underground fitness movement of CrossFit.
Out of necessity due to declining television ratings and cord-cutters, Tom and his partner Rich Tudor then created a digital network called Waypoint TV to take the outdoor television landscape to digital OTT platforms. Again, Waypoint was built on the hustle and hard work rather than outside capital, high profile contacts, and formal education.
Most recently, he has become a podcaster and creates inspiring and educational content for his loyal audience that includes interviews with entrepreneurs from all industries, fishing and hunting icons as well as, "how-to" advice. Tom credits much of his success to his dedication to his physical condition and keeps physical education as a foundational part of his message. At this point, it may go without saying that he knew nothing about podcasting either. More hard work, mistakes, and determination led to the growth of this property as well. The Tom Rowland Podcast has been downloaded more than 1 million times and is growing more rapidly than anything else.
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Guy Jeans talks about the current fly-fishing conditions in the Southern Sierra. Locations include: the Lower Kern River, Upper Kern River, 4 Mile Wild Trout Section, 20 Mile Section, South Fork of the Kern, Lake Isabella, Golden Trout Wilderness and the California Surf. He also talks about techniques used to catch all the different species in these fisheries. Questions are answered by Guy from listeners on rods, techniques, casting and bass. He also talks in detail about roll casting. For more questions for Guy and the Southern Sierra fly fishing opportunities casting and techniques, email him @ kernriverflyshoppodcast@gmail.com or go to www.kernriverflyshop.com
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Guy Jeans talks to Alex Ramirez about the state of the fly fishing industry and what it's like being a sales representative for some of the biggest brands in the industry. He also talks to Alex about some of the new products coming out this year including the new Sage R8 Fly Rod.
Alex Ramirez Bio:
Alex has fully immersed himself in the fishing industry. Starting at the age of 2, fishing has shaped Alex’s life; eventually he started working at a fly shop in central California and also began guiding anglers on local freshwater fisheries. This love for fishing brought him to Southern California to manage a fly shop and guide in the local saltwater fisheries. Continuing to follow his heart, he was hired on by a long time outdoor rep agency as a sub rep in Southern California. After a short period of time, Alex started his own outdoor rep agency and took over the Southwest Territory. Alex now lives in the Sacramento area with his wife and two teenage boys working and growing his business. When not on the road you can find Alex on his jet sled chasing striped bass on the local rivers.
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Guy talks with Kern River Fly Shop Guides Ryan and Rob Buhler about the current conditions in the Southern Sierra. Topics include flies, techniques and areas of the Kern River currently fishing well. Other topics include, Guy's trip to Xcalak, Mexico fly fishing for Permit, Bonefish, Jack Creville, Tarpon and other species! Music and musicians discussed on this podcast are Larry Carlton, Greatful Dead, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius, Jim Morrison, Willie Nelson and others.
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Guy Jeans talks to guests Chiaki Harami, Dane Varner, Sergio Martinez, Rob Buhler and Ryan Buhler. topics include current conditions on the Kern River, Euro Nymphing, the Kern County Search and Rescue and the 2002 Carpfest.
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Simon Gawesworth is one of the 50 most influential fly fishers/ instructors on the planet. Born in the United Kingdom and now working for Farbanks Enterprises (Sage, Rio and Redington) in the state of Washington.
Simon learnt to fish at the age of 6 and took up fly fishing when aged 8, being trained by his father - well-known fly-fishing instructor and author, John Gawesworth. By the time he left school at 16 to teach fly fishing Simon had become the British Junior casting champion, repeating the feat the next year. In the following years Simon broke seven British casting records and won the adult casting championships three times in succession, representing England in two European and one World Team Championships.
With the collapse of the British Casting Association and the tournament casting scene in the UK, Simon turned his hand to competitive fly fishing. Over the following years Simon represented England in three home internationals (against Ireland, Scotland and Wales), two European championships and five World Championships, culminating in the prestige of becoming the England Team Captain and Manager for the 2003 World Championships in Spain.
In January 2001 Simon and his wife moved to the United States to start working for a new fly line company called RIO Products, based out of Idaho Falls, ID. Working for then owners Jim & Kitty Vincent, Simon quickly took on the marketing role for RIO Products, as well as developing and designing fly lines for the brand.
During his career Simon has written numerous articles for the fishing press, published three books on spey casting, presented five instructional videos and DVD’s, appeared on numerous television and radio shows, demonstrated casting at fly fishing shows around the world and is recognized as one of the leading authorities on Spey casting and fly-casting instruction. In addition, Simon is the host of RIO’s acclaimed “How To” fly fishing video series, as well as the main presenter in RIO’s Fly Fishing Tips video series. His relaxed, easy to understand teaching and presentation manner is followed and loved by thousands of fly fishers around the world.
He is an FFI (previously FFF) Master and THCI (Two Handed Casting Instructor) certified instructor and also holds the APGAI and STANIC diplomas for Fly Fishing Instruction in the UK. In 2019 Simon was recognized by the FFI (Fly Fishers International) with their “Lifetime Achievement In Fly Casting Instruction” Award.
Simon regularly gives club talks, shop presentations, casting demonstrations and teaches fly casting classes around the US – none more so than in his home ground of the Pacific Northwest.
Simon lives in SW Washington and works for Far Bank Enterprises Products, where he is the education and engagement manager, conducting fly casting classes, hosting trips around the world, and creating fly fishing educational content.
Simon is happily married with two children and a dog.
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Kayla Nevius is just a small-town California girl with a huge passion for the outdoors and helping others. Living in a small town with tons of public land and lake access close by, she is able to fuel her passions often. When she isn't in the outdoors, she is running her business Lift Your Life, as a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach. Kayla grew up fishing for everything from trout in the river, perch on the Ventura shoreline, bass and crappy in the lake, and more, but her real passion is for giant largemouth bass. Kayla also enjoys hunting and was raised hunting rabbits, quail, doves, ducks, deer etc., but has fallen in love with the challenge of archery deer hunting and does that more than the later. Kaya believes in staying true to herself and not conforming to the rest of the world. Being a girl on her own boat throwing 9" swimbaits for giant largemouth bass, on a 10+ mile hike with a 40-pound backpack holding a bow in hand searching for deer, or in the gym lifting weights like most of the guys do. Her goal in life is to enjoy the beautiful world we live in as much as possible, be happy, and help others along the way.
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Kern River Fly Shop Podcast host Guy Jeans talks to local fly fishing guides Rob and Ryan Buhler about the weeks fly fishing opportunities on the Kern and Owens Rivers. Topics include Tippet Rings, Euro Nymphing and local conditions. Discussions on last weeks fly fishing schools, students and clients. As always Rob, Ryan and Guy discuss music and musicians. This week it's Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, Billy Strings, Bela Flek, The Skatalites and Nora Jones.
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Guy Jeans talks to fellow Kern River Fly Shop guides Rob and Ryan Buhler about the current conditions on the Upper Kern River near Kernville California and the Lower Owens River in Bishop, California. Topics include water temperatures, flies used, techniques and locations. Also discussed are boots and waders, rods, reels and sun protection. As always, at the end of the podcast roundtable, they talk about different music they've been listening to.
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Terry Mullen is retired California Fish and Wildlife Game Warden. Listen in on Terry's stories and what it takes to be a Game Warden and some of the sketchy situations he got into from illegal bear and deer hunts and bobcat trapping to illegal marijuana grows in the Sequoia National Forest. A lot of people have no idea what it takes to be a game warden and this is one podcast you don't want to miss!
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Guides Danny Housh, Ryan Buhler , Rob Buhler and Guy Jeans discuss the latest conditions on the Kern River and Owens River. Discussions include flies, techniques and rigging!
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Guy and the Buhler Bro's talk about the current fishing conditions on the Upper Kern River, Lower Kern River, Crowley Lake, Owens River, Kelsey Bass Ranch and Catalina Island.
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The 26-year-old Californian began kayaking at age 6, ran his first class V rapid at age nine, and was a known name in the California kayaking scene by the time he hit high school. Being the son of Tom Moore – owner of Sierra South Paddle Sports in Kernville, California, Evan grew up on the banks of the Kern River and was part of the whitewater scene practically from birth.
Growing up, kayaking wasn’t his only passion. Evan was a very accomplished high school football Quarterback which led him to Sacramento to play football at one of the top Junior Colleges in the country. Although he was extremely dedicated to football, something was missing in his life - whitewater kayaking. After a long hard decision, Evan walked away from football to pursue kayaking and has not looked back since. He’s been to eight different countries in the last year chasing the biggest and hardest whitewater the planet has to offer.
“I’ve set both local and global goals for myself as a kayaker. I want to become the first person to run every inch of whitewater on the Kern River, and I want to find new whitewater in all corners of the Earth. Doing that requires great gear like Kokatat makes. It’s an honor to be on Team Kokatat and representing the company.”
Evan’s philosophy in life is to ‘pursue what your heart tells you to do, and not let outside influences stop you from achieving your dreams’.
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Listen in with Rob and Ryan Buhler and Guy Jeans as they discuss the current trout conditions on the Upper Kern River and the current Smallmouth bass conditions on the Lower Kern River. Discussions also include Crowley Lake conditions as well as the Upper and Lower Owens River, Hot Creek, and general Eastern Sierra conditions. Also discussed is So Cal Saltwater fly fishing opportunities as well as Corbina.
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Kern River Fly Shop Pros Chiaki Harami, Sergio Martinez and Dane Varner stop by the Podcast studio to share some stories and knowledge of their fishing adventures. Get to know these dudes who do so much for the sport of fly fishing and our communities.
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Rusty Brown is the 2013 US Open Bass Champion and a professional guide on Southern California bass lakes. Discussions include how he won the 2013 Us Open, his competition history, guiding on Southern California lakes, bass techniques and presentation. Rusty also talks about water temperature and moon phases and how they effect bass fishing. This is a very informative podcast for bass fishing enthusiasts.
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Guy talks to CDFW Biologists Craig Fiehler and Evan King. Discussions include endemic game and non game animals, birds and plants as well as non native animals and plants . Animals discussed include, Tule Elk, Rocky Mountain Elk, Mule Deer, Mountain Lion, Black Bear, Kit Fox, Giant Kangaroo Rats, Pronghorn Antelope, Porcupine, Burrowing Owls, Blunt Nose Leopard Lizard, Swainson Hawk, Coyotes, Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel and Nutria.
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Guy talks with the Kern River Fly Shop Professional Fly Fishing Guides about current conditions on the Upper Kern River 20 Mile Section, 4 Mile Wild Trout Section, South Fork of the Kern River and Crowley Lake. Discussions from the guides include fly fishing techniques, water temperature, flies and rigging.
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The Calico Syndicate stops by the Kern River Fly Shop Podcast studio to drink a few beers, laugh and tell stories about fly fishing in the So Cal salt water. Discussions include the developing of their own sinking fly lines, flies and techniques to catch Calico Bass on a fly, as well as their successful fly fishing movies. Sit back and listen to these cast of fly fishing characters as Guy dives into a fun filled episode with the boys of the Calico Syndicate.
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Guy talks to Kristin Pittack and Gary Ananian of the Kern River Conservancy. Discussions include the past and future visions of the Kern River Conservancy, the "Kern River Rainbow Project", trash and graffiti solutions, black panther spirit animal, the Kern River Conservancy app and how Gary made the jump from Los Angeles to Kernville to pursue and manifest his dream/vision of a healthier Southern Sierra and Kern River. These folks are a hoot!
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Guy discusses Kern River and Crowley Lake fly fishing conditions with Rob and Ryan Buhler.
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Guy talks to Corbina fly fishing world record holder Glen Ueda on fly fishing for the "Ghost of the Coast". Discussions include techniques, tides, gear and equipment, flies and structure. Guy also talks to Glen about fly fishing techniques for Carp, Calico Bass and offshore species such as Yellow Tail and Bonito.
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Guy talks to Kern River whitewater legend/pioneer Chuck Richards, whitewater OG Chris Brown "Brownie" and Luther Stephens of WhiteWater Voyages. Discussions include how Chuck became an outfitter for rafting the Kern River, naming rapids, first-time rafting on the Upper and Lower Kern River, rafting stories, and insight into this year's water flows versus previous years flow.
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Guy talks with the significant others/wives of "Addicted Fly Fishermen" on what it's like to be with somebody who lives and breathes fly fishing 24/7. The significance of the spirituality, and grace of fly fishing is discussed, as well as the traveling to different destinations around the US and world.
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Guy discusses the Kern River Rainbow Project, California's Heritage Trout Challenge and talks with some of the Kern River Fly Shop's guides on techniques and flies used this week on the Kern River.
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Host Guy Jeans gets interviewed by the Buhler Brothers. Discussions include early childhood fishing to opening a fly shop to playing music with Ska bands Papa Nata, Lion I's and Stoneflys to an interesting yet spiritual/mysterious Owl story on the Kern River.
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Guy talks to Rob and Ryan Buhler who are professional fly fishing guides and fly tier's in the southern and eastern Sierra. Discussions include the Kern River, music, Grateful Dead, fly tying, guiding and doing what you love.
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